Why does anyone care whether things are genetic or environment

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   AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years ago

   By request

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      Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I don't care do you care?

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         AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         No, but clearly lots of other people do. It'd be interesting to know why...

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            Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            who cares....besides you

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               AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               What? I just said I don't care... twice

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               AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               He doesn't care nor do I but the question does seem to come up often.

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      AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I guess I might want to read what I post...!
      
      "Why does anyone care whether things are genetic or envionmental" is how the title should read.

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         AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         It's o.k. I have done it too!! lololo ::::::

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      AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I am excited ! I cannot wait for these responses. I do wonder myself why people care whether things are genetic or environmental, what a wonderful question!

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         AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         ahem, well seeing as you're the one that suggested it

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   Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years ago

   The answer is obvious.  Conservatism must be a genetic defect; who would choose to be that way?

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      Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Normal people.

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         Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Then why don't they?  Why do they only attract the "special" people?

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            Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Who are the "special people" you speak of?

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               Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               You know.......special.

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                  Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  You're special I'm sure your Mother still tells you that.

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                     Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                     Actually it's YOUR mother who tells me that, but she means it differently than you.

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                        Mitch Rappposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                        Mama jokes? Like I said you're special.

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                           Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                           Don't worry, you'll always be Momma's little joke.

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   AEvansposted 15 years ago

   @ Ron "special" people? Most special people are normal arent't they?

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      Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      If they were, they wouldn't be special now would they?
      
      Special....  like, you know, Conservatives.  They're so special.

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   luv.poemposted 15 years ago

   Out of a need for control. People feel that if they can explain why something is the way it is than they can control it.

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      AdsenseStrategiesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Wow. An on-topic response! Alert the press...

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         Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         There was a topic?

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         luv.poemposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Eh.. it happens.

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   TLMinutposted 15 years ago

   Things like addiction, propensity to violence, etc., scientists try to discover whether these things are genetic or environmental so they can be controlled, corrected. Plus things like learning certain things, there are windows of opportunity to learn language, sight, etc., it helps to know how things are learned so as ensure optimum timing on teaching, operations, etc.
   
   Most things seem to be nature and nurture interacting. It's been discovered that some genes are switches that are turned on or off according to environmental factors.

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   Ohmaposted 15 years ago

   It may not me the most popular opinion but I think people like to believe things that are bad are genetic so they can blame someone other than themselves for the problem.

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      Will Apseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Its tough if you are the mother of a mass murderer. Was it the genes or was it the beatings etc...

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   Shlomo SL Abrinposted 15 years ago

   Your question might be better put as "Nature? Or Nurture?"
   
   Unless, of course, I'm misunderstanding your meaning.
   
   My humble opinion: BOTH. However, nature plays a stronger role than nurture because it acts without and beyond our awareness and shapes our environment from the inside out. They are intertwined and it is only our self-awareness, or lack thereof that gives one primacy over the other.
   
   By example, I have a chemical imbalance at root cause for my depression. I was unaware of why I was feeling depressed until some time into my early 30s. My behaviors and social interactions developed as they did because of how others were required to react to me, and how I acted from the standpoint of defense and coping mechanisms. So, I created the environment that furthered an existing problem.
   
   The 'nurture' began the day I sought help, became aware and took it upon myself to alter my environment, once again, from the inside out.
   
   The difference is this: Do you want to be the player or just be played?
   
   Spinoza 101

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